BOOK ON BIRTH, CHOICE AND LAW- EVAOLVING FRAMEWORKS OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration and Juris Cognita Publications are accepting submissions for a Call for Abstracts for a Book on “Birth, Choice, and Law: Evolving Frameworks of Reproductive Justice”, Submit Abstract by 15th September, 2025.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“When a woman in a rural village must travel 300 kilometres for a safe abortion, or when a same-sex couple is denied the right to adopt a child they’ve long dreamed of raising, the issue at hand is not just reproductive health—it’s reproductive justice.”
Birth, Choice, and Law: Evolving Frameworks of Reproductive Justice is a bold, interdisciplinary anthology that delves into the multifaceted and evolving landscape of reproductive rights in the 21st century. At the intersection of law, ethics, gender, and social equity, this volume explores how bodily autonomy is governed—and often contested—by institutions, ideologies, and emerging technologies.
Spanning themes such as abortion legislation, surrogacy ethics, LGBTQ+ parenthood, menstrual equity, and the criminalization of reproductive choices, the book critically examines the legal and moral frameworks shaping access to reproductive healthcare. It addresses pressing contemporary issues like fertility fraud, gene editing, telemedicine, and reproductive surveillance in the digital age.
With a strong emphasis on marginalized voices—from indigenous communities and the differently-abled to those living in conflict zones—this book is a vital resource for scholars, activists, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. It aims not only to inform but also to inspire transformative conversations on justice, choice, and the future of reproductive freedom across the globe.
THEME AND SUB-THEMES
- Legal Landscapes of Reproductive Rights
- Ethics, technology, and the Body
- Intersectionality and Access
- Power, Policy, and the State
- Reimagining Justice and Inclusion
SUB-THEMES
Including But not Limited To:
- Legal Framework on Abortion and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Ethical Concerns surrounding Surrogacy Laws:
- Menstrual Health and the Law
- LGBTQ+ Rights and Parenthood: Legal challenges in adoption and surrogacy.
- Reproductive Autonomy vs. State Control
- Criminalization of Reproductive Choices:
- Workplace Rights and its interplay with Reproductive Health
- Reproductive Technologies and Bioethics: IVF, gene editing, and legal implications.
- Indigenous and Rural Perspectives on Reproductive Rights: Law, policy, and access issues.
- Reproductive Rights in the Digital Age: Navigating through digital surveillance, data privacy
- Telemedicine and reproductive health access: Legal challenges
- Commodification of Reproduction: Law, Labour & Capitalism
- Specially abled rights and Reproductive Justice
- Reproductive Rights in Conflict Zones and Humanitarian Crises
- Landscape of Fetal personhood laws
- Men in Discussion of Reproductive Rights: Role and Responsibilities
- Reproductive Rights and Environmental Justice: Ecofeminism, reproductive autonomy and sustainability
- Menace of Fertility Fraud and Legal Recourse
GUIDELINES
- The Manuscript should not exceed 3500-word limit.
- The abstracts should range around 250-300 words.
- Author(s) are initially requested to only submit their abstracts.
- Author(s) should not mention their personal details at any places in the abstracts. Personal Details and Institutional Affiliations should be mentioned in a separate cover letter.
- All headings in the manuscripts should be properly formatted.
- The main body text in the manuscript must be in Times New Roman in a font size of 12, 1.5 line spacing and in justified alignment. For footnotes, maintain Times New Roman Style with a font size of 10 and 1.0 line spacing. For Headings, Times New Roman style must be followed with a font size of 14 and must be Bold and Underlined.
- Footnotes should conform to JILI Citation Format.
- Abstracts are to be submitted in .doc format. No other format would be accepted.
- A maximum of 3 authors are allowed.
- Plagiarism of more than 20% shall not be acceptable by any means. The Manuscript should also be free from grammatical, spelling and other errors.
- Authors are required to submit their full manuscripts only after the intimation regarding the acceptance of abstract.
HOW TO SUBMIT
- Authors should email with their original and unpublished abstracts in .doc or .docx format.
- “Name of the Author(s)_Title of the Abstracts” shall be the subject line of the email.
- Please enclose the cover letter along with the Manuscript.
- Submissions shall be made at: jcpbirthchoice@gmail.com
FORMAT
The book will be printed with ISBN Number.
FEES
There is no publication or submission charge. However, authors must pay a little fee as determined by the publisher if they want to buy a hard copy of the book and certificate
IMPORATANT DATES
- Last Date for Submission of Abstract: 15th September, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection of Abstracts: 16th September, 2025
- Last date for submission of the Manuscripts: 05th October, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of the full paper: 07th October, 2025
EDITORS
- Editor-in-Chief- Dr. Nyatundo George Oruongo, Assistant Professor in Law, Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bangalore
- Editor- Ms. Neha Bhuraney, Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, GLS University
PLAGIARISM EVALUATION
- All submissions will be first checked for plagiarism using a turnitin software.
- Only Submissions with less than 20% plagiarism shall be sent forward for publication. Authors may be required to make minor modifications to their submissions at this stage.
- The submissions which pass the initial stage will be assigned to the Editors for further considerations and double blind peer review after requisite copy-editing.
EDITORIAL EVALUATION
The editors will evaluate the submission for its originality, conceptual and methodological consistency, as well as decide whether the submissions are within the aim and scope of the book. The Editors reserve the right to decide whether the submissions requires further review or not.
DOUBLE BLIND PEER REVIEW
Once the submissions are shortlisted by the Editors, they will be sent for double peer review. The peer review process being anonymous (blind), the name of the author shall be concealed. Each submission shall be reviewed by a referee, invited by International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration.
The reviewer shall evaluate the submission and submit the report on the basis of:
- Relevance of the Topic
- Clarity of Research
- Quality of Papers in terms of originality- Content-Scholarly contribution
- Quality of Paper Structure
- Analysis, Argumentation and Language
- Presentation and Referencing/ Footnoting
PUBLISHER
JURIS COGNITA PUBLICATIONS
CONTACT
For any queries, reach out to us via email at jcpbirthchoice@gmail.com or through WhatsApp at: +91-8252343482